Since it is said that a pregnancy lasts ten months and a full-term delivery is due, it should be between 37 and 40 weeks.

It's already the 36th week of pregnancy, which is also the most difficult time for expectant mothers.

Although Chen Rou had plenty of nutrition and exercised regularly, she still experienced leg cramps at night. Moreover, the baby's movements were not frequent but heavy, which disturbed her and caused her to wake up frequently at night.

Nie Zhao discussed with the maternity team, and of course even consulted a fortune teller, and scheduled the C-section for 37.5 weeks. The baby would be full-term, and Chen Rou wouldn't have to endure too much hardship. According to the calculation, the C-section could be performed in four or five days.

However, on the fifth day of her 36th week, although she was usually oblivious to her own body, Chen Rou noticed that the baby seemed a little off. Specifically, there was a particularly strong fetal movement, as if the baby was jumping suddenly with both feet.

In general, during the later stages of pregnancy, there should be 3 to 5 fetal movements per hour.

This time, Chen Rou felt something was off, but she thought it was just a coincidence and didn't pay much attention to it.

But after about 15 minutes, the little guy kicked again, in the same spot.

They have moved to their new home on the mountaintop. Since she is in her late pregnancy, Chen Rou only exercises in the yard and rarely goes far. Today is no exception. The female doctor and Kuang Zai are not far away, as are Song Yuanchao and Mao Zi Ge.

Chen Rou turned her head and gestured for the female TCM doctor to come over, saying, "Feel your stomach, I feel something's not right."

The female TCM doctor smiled and reached out her hand, saying, "Your pregnancy has always been the best I've ever seen... but your contractions are abnormal."

Thanks to the parents' good health, the baby's pregnancy has been going very well.

But he arrived unexpectedly; his style is to surprise you when you're least on your guard.

Contractions are expected at 36 weeks of pregnancy, but if Traditional Chinese Medicine says it's abnormal, then there must be a problem.

Song Yuanchao noticed the female TCM doctor's expression was off and came over, asking, "Do you need to go to the hospital?"

Contractions can happen in the blink of an eye. Of course, the baby isn't that fragile, but wealthy people tend to be more prudent and believe things are possible, just to be on the safe side. The female TCM doctor said, "Let's go to the hospital."

Chen Rou was already a very resilient person, but when the little one kicked her ribs in the car, it wasn't painful, but rather a dull, itchy sensation. If someone else had kicked her like that, she would have been angry, but the little one was in her belly, so she couldn't very well pull him out and beat him up. Nevertheless, she let out a muffled groan and said to the female TCM doctor, "The baby kicked my ribs."

Everything was fine until suddenly there was that strong fetal movement. What's wrong with the baby?

They went to the hospital, and the elevator took them directly there. Chen Rou entered the ultrasound room in no time.

Let's see what the little guy is doing on the instrument.

He was two days shy of full term. Was he bored and didn't want to stay any longer, so he wanted to leave early?

Nie Zhao is a detail-oriented person and is most afraid of unexpected events. But when he received the phone call, his wife was in the ultrasound room. Moreover, Song Yuanchao truthfully relayed the news: "The baby kicked my wife's ribs and hurt them."

Chen Rou is the most formidable woman in all of Hong Kong, while Nie Zhao thought his baby was a well-behaved child. For several months, the baby moved normally and grew normally, with the hip circumference, head circumference, and amniotic fluid all within the normal range. But suddenly, the baby changed drastically.

Five minutes later, he was already in the corridor.

Nie Zhao would change completely as soon as he entered the hospital. In Song Yuanchao's view, the boss would become gloomy and gloomy, as if he had become a walking humid weather.

The only time he was happy in the hospital was when he heard that Chen Rou was pregnant.

But an unexpected accident left him completely devastated.

Although Song Yuanchao envied his boss's ability to make money, he couldn't help but secretly laugh at him for being cowardly and irresponsible.

Of course, he didn't understand that every time Nie Zhao wanted to see his mother when he was a child, he had to walk through a long, dark corridor like the one in the hospital. And after walking it many times, he would eventually watch his mother breathe her last.

That fear was a nightmare he could never be cured of.

...

Fortunately, we had prepared two extra weeks of preparation for the maternity team, and they had been familiarizing themselves with the situation at the hospital. The doctor who performed the ultrasound was from the team. When Nie Zhao arrived, they directly invited him into the ultrasound room and said, "The situation is a bit complicated."

This sentence only made matters worse.

The temperature in the ultrasound room was normal. Seeing that Chen Rou had her eyes closed and looked very tired, Nie Zhao knelt down at the head of the bed, took his wife's hand, and asked softly, "Is it very painful?"

He knew that she was the kind of person who wouldn't cry out in pain even if someone kicked her, but would get up and chop off someone's head.

She looked so exhausted and helpless; it must have been pain that most people couldn't bear.

But Chen Rou shook her head: "It's not because it hurts, but Ah Zhao, I'm scared."

She rarely called him A-Zhao to his face, and she had never called anyone she was afraid of.

She said she was afraid, but what was she afraid of?

Nie Zhao was also afraid, he was terrified like never before, but now was not the time for him to be afraid.

He asked, "What are you afraid of? Tell me, I can handle it, I can handle anything."

This was the first time Chen Rou had revealed her vulnerable side, and Nie Zhao naturally wanted to know the answer. If it was something that could be bought with money, he wouldn't look at the price and would just pay without hesitation.

But Chen Rou's weakness only lasted for a moment. As soon as the doctor turned away, she returned to normal and asked, "Doctor, is the problem serious?"

Because the doctors all spoke English, and she was afraid she wouldn't understand, she asked again in English.

The doctor asked Nie Zhao to stand up and invited him to watch the ultrasound himself. Then he explained the situation, which was that the fetus was playing with its umbilical cord, which is the fetus's oxygen supply system. The fetus would experience oxygen deprivation during the grasping and squeezing process.

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